MTREADME.txt explains the layout of MT.xls, MT.csv and MT.zip (xls is the Microsoft Excel
version, csv is the comma separated variable version, and zip is the zipped version of the .csv
version and this readme file).

Use and Attribution: All data is free and may be distributed as long as no charge is imposed and
this readme file is included with the data.  If you use the data, please include this citation: David
Lublin and D. Stephen Voss. 2001.  "Federal Elections Project." American University,
Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  We would greatly appreciate
it if you would mail us hard copies of any paper written utilizing these data sets. You can send
copies to: David Lublin, Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. 

Funding for the Federal Elections Project was provided by the Political Science Program of the
Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (Award
#99-85999).

Geography Identification:
STFIPS is the State FIPS code (30 for Montana).
CTYFIPS is the County FIPS code.
COUNTY is the county name.
DISTRICT is the election district.
PRECINCT is the precinct name or number.

Votes for President:
BROWNE is votes for Harry Browne/Art Oliver (Libertarian).
BUCHANAN is votes for Pat Buchanan/Ezola Foster (Reform).
BUSH is votes for George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (Republican).
GORE is votes for Al Gore/Joe Lieberman (Democrat).
HAGELIN is votes for John Hagelin/Nat Goldhaber (Natural Law).
NADER is votes for Ralph Nader/Winona LaDuke (Green).
PHILLIPS is votes for Howard Phillips/J. Curtis Frazier(Constitution).

Votes for U.S. Senate:
BURNS is votes for Conrad Burns (Republican).
LEE is votes for Gary Lee (Reform).
SCHWEITZER is votes for Brian Schweitzer (Democrat).

Votes for U.S. House (at-large district):
KEENAN is votes for Nancy Keenan (Democrat).
REHBURG is votes for Dennis Rehberg (Republican).
TIKALSKY is votes for James J. Tikalsky (Libertarian).

Votes for Governor/Lt. Governor:
JONES is votes for Stan Jones/Michael Kaszula (Libertarian).
MARTZ is votes for Judy Martz/Karl Ohs (Republican).
O'KEEFE is votes for Mark O'Keefe/Carol Williams (Democrat).

Votes for Secretary of State:
BROWN is votes for Bob Brown (Republican).
FELLOWS is votes for Mike Fellows (Libertarian).
HARPER is votes for Hal Harper (Democrat).
MYERS is votes for J.R. Myers (Reform).

Votes for Attorney General:
MCGRATH is votes for Mike McGrath (Democrat).
RICE is votes for Jim Rice (Republican).

Votes for State Auditor:
MORRISON is votes for John Morrison (Democrat).
SCHMIDT is votes for Joyce Schmidt (Republican).
SCOTT is votes for Rebecca Scott (Natural Law).

Votes for Superintendent of Public Instruction:
FOUST is votes for Larry D. Foust (Reform).
MCCULLOCH is votes for Linda McCulloch (Democrat).
HERMAN is votes for Elaine Sollie Herman (Republican).

Votes for Clerk of Supreme Court:
SALVESON is votes for Allen Salveson, Jr. (Libertarian).
SMITH is votes for Ed Smith (Democrat).

Votes for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (non-partisan):
GRAY is votes for Karla M. Grey.
TRIEWEILER is votes for Terry N. Trieweiler.

Votes for Supreme Court Justice #3 (non-partisan):
COTTER is votes for Patricia Cotter.
TWEETEN is votes for Chris Tweeten.

Votes for ballot measure C-34, regarding investment of State Compensation Insurance Fund
assets:
C34YES is votes in support of the measure.
C34NO is votes against the measure.

Votes for ballot measure C-35, regarding the creation of a Montana tobacco settlement trust fund:
C35YES is votes in support of the measure.
C35NO is votes against the measure.

Votes for ballot measure LR 115, regarding a revision of state taxation of certain vehicles:
LR115YES is votes in support of the measure.
LR115NO is votes against the measure.

Votes for ballot measure LR 116, regarding the repeal of state inheritance taxes:
LR116YES is votes in support of the measure.
LR116NO is votes against the measure.

Votes for ballot measure I-143, regarding game farm reform:
I143YES is votes in support of the measure.
I143NO is votes against the measure.
